Activities

The AccessCat Network and its members organise and participate in different types of activities and actions.

Some activities are addressed to the public—such as awareness-raising activities, demonstrations, showcases, and some training activities—and some actions are carried out within the research groups—such as international missions or standardisation activities.

Awareness-raising Activities

Activities organised by researchers in the network in order to spread their knowledge on accessibility to society. The goal is to raise awareness on how important it is for everyone to have access to communication and information, as well as to offer innovative solutions.

International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities and knowledge that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

Standardisation

Researchers in the network participate in drafting regulations, standards, or high-level documents in European and international bodies (ISO, UNE, ITU, CEN, EBU…) to ensure accessibility is taken into account in public policies.

Training

Capsules or training sessions on accessibility to information and communication geared towards companies, institutions, and entities. There is also training for researchers in the network on how to evaluate and transfer research results.

Support for Disruptive Solutions

Contest addressed to researchers in the network to fund and support innovative proposals that find solutions to issues related to accessibility to communication and information.

Demonstrations and Showcases

Activities held by researchers in the network at fairs, congresses and conferences to show the technologies and services created by the research groups.

Future Activities

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  • Place:

    Geneva (Switzerland)

Anna Matamala (TransMedia Catalonia) participates in ITU's SG21 (Technologies for multimedia, content delivery and cable television) meeting.

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  • Place:

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

New edition (the seventh) of Fun for All, the international conference on translation and accessibility in video games, organised by TransMedia Catalonia, a research group within the network.

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  • Place:

    Fira Barcelona Gran Via

The AccessCat Network will participate in this year's Mobile World Congress, the largest and most influential technology congress in the world. It will be present alongside the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the network's coordinating entity, at 4YFN, the space dedicated to startups and investment.

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    Barcelona

The research group TransMedia Catalonia organises ARSAD 2025 (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description), a leading conference on audio description that connects researchers with companies in the field. This year celebrates its tenth edition.

Past Activities

Activity open to the general public

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  • Time:
    09:30
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    13:45
  • Place:

    CCCB, Barcelona

The AccessCat Network will bring together research groups, affiliated entities, companies, and institutions interested in communicative accessibility. A day of transfer, innovation, and networking on accessibility.

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  • Place:

    Barcelona

Now in its third edition, the Green Digital Accessibility conference focuses on the urgent challenge of building a sustainable and inclusive digital future for all, exploring innovative research and real-world practices across technology, communication, environmental science, and education.

Only for researchers

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  • Time:
    12:00
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    13:30
  • Place:

    Online

This training capsule will teach researchers how to pitch successfully, so they can learn some tips and strategies when presenting their projects. Conducted by ARTV PR & Comms Studio, specialists in scientific communication. In Catalan.

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  • Time:
    09:30
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    11:00
  • Place:

    Barcelona

This seminar, organised by the NODES research group, acts as a bridge between researchers and professionals working with cartographic tools, highlighting its potential to create conversations around urban and social dynamics often overlooked in conventional planning.